First post: Questions regarding ALTEC 612 enclosure - DIY

**amandarae** · November 21st, 2012, 03:15 AM

Originally Posted by cradeldorf

Higher frequency's are more directional than Lower Frequency's so the more closer the horn is to ear height the better off they'll sound. As far as my comment about them being strangled Is because I have found through many different cabinet attempts that they sound best in ginormous to colossal sized cabs. I've found my happiness by going open baffle and adding a sub woofer. Took forever to find the sound I wanted but I'm glad I kept trying because it has paid off in the end. If you have good working ears you'll hear the cabinet in your sound, and I didn't like that speaker in a box sound.

Your last sketch is better because it got the horn a little higher, Maybe you can put them on stands...Or just tilt them back slightly so they point more at you.

Using speakers that are made to fill a small venue to fill a small flat Is Overkill at the utmost....That's my kind of thinking.

Any information I share with you was learned from the other generous members of this board, I was a noob just like you a couple of years ago.

Can you post a pic of your OB?

Abe

**cradeldorf** · November 21st, 2012, 03:31 AM

Here you go Amandarae, I need to take some more better ones and some more vids now that I got my new receiver today and the sub last week.

OB1 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

**Tralalalala** · November 21st, 2012, 05:33 AM

Originally Posted by cradeldorf

As far as my comment about them being strangled Is because I have found through many different cabinet attempts that they sound best in ginormous to colossal sized cabs. I've found my happiness by going open baffle and adding a sub woofer. Took forever to find the sound I wanted but I'm glad I kept trying because it has paid off in the end. If you have good working ears you'll hear the cabinet in your sound, and I didn't like that speaker in a box sound.

thanks for the input

Regardless of what I?ll do I will finish the drawings of the DIY 612 cab so others can use them for reference if they want to...
I don?t have room for huge sized cabinets in my apartment - and my girl would not be very happy about it - that?s for sure...

- tralalalala

**juniper** · November 21st, 2012, 09:54 AM

Cradeldorf, glad you found a set up that works for you!!! How many cabs did you build before you went to an O.B.??? Is there a build thread on this??? What subwoofer are you using???

**Tralalalala** · November 21st, 2012, 10:16 AM

Hello again people,

I just want to finish this thread. Thank you all for sharing your thoughts and opinions with me on this project

I will now post a last reference sketch . I do not come any further with this 612 project. at least for a while.
This sketch is meant for reference only.

- tralalalala

**cradeldorf** · November 21st, 2012, 03:09 PM

Originally Posted by juniper

Cradeldorf, glad you found a set up that works for you!!! How many cabs did you build before you went to an O.B.??? Is there a build thread on this??? What subwoofer are you using???

4 sets of cabs 3 Open baffles 2 turtle doves and 1 pair of C's in the wall.

Oh and I'm running the Dayton 12 inch sub from PE.

Sorry build thread is gone. :/

**amandarae** · November 21st, 2012, 06:48 PM

Originally Posted by cradeldorf

Here you go Amandarae, I need to take some more better ones and some more vids now that I got my new receiver today and the sub last week.

OB1 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Cool! I am using OB on my 6048g's too(with JMarkwart XO). Mine are just regular JELabs type. I have to say that I never heard a better sounding 604's tone-wise than when they are in OB's(YMMV of course). I think the "secret" is the room interaction. Having a small room definitely does not do justice to 604's on OB's.

Abe

**VolvoHeretic** · November 22nd, 2012, 11:34 AM

cradeldorf, I wouldn't call those open baffles, I would call them ginormous to colossal boxes with equally ginormous to colossal ports.

**gortnipper** · November 22nd, 2012, 03:41 PM

Originally Posted by VolvoHeretic

cradeldorf, I wouldn't call those open baffles, I would call them ginormous to colossal boxes with equally ginormous to colossal ports.

..or, an "in-wall Onken"! ;-)

**Altec Best** · November 22nd, 2012, 04:22 PM

Originally Posted by Tralalalala

OK- I get what you?re saying...

This is the highest placing of the speaker element I get in this box.
- and the brace that I was so happy about in my last post won't fit in when placing the speaker element further up.

, but I guess this is a step in the right direction...

- tralalalala